Subodh Mathur

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Resumé

I’m an economist (Ph.D. MIT) with a proven teaching record, strong conceptual and quantitative skills, and wide-ranging international and U.S. policy and operational experience.

I have been an independent consultant 1988. I have worked for a variety of clients, including the D.C. Public Service Commission, D.C. Department of Environment, the U.S. Postal Service, and the World Bank.

I am currently an adjunct professor at the American University, and have ongoing assignments with the D.C. Public Service Commission and the World Bank.

U.S. consulting work

D.C. Public Service Commission

Quasi-judicial agency that regulates public utilities in Washington, D.C.

Implementation of dynamic pricing of electricity in the District of Columbia. February 2012 onwards. Team contract.
Expert witness testimony, including cross-examination, on behalf of the Commission Staff in a number of cases involving the electric and gas utilities. 1985-1990. Individual contracts.

D.C. Department of the Environment

D.C. government agency that oversees environmental and energy programs, services, laws, and regulations.

Expert witness testimony in a natural gas rate case. April 2012 ongoing.
Selection of contractor to operate the D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility. October 2010. Individual contract.
Preparation of performance benchmarks for the to-be-created D.C. Sustainable Energy Utility, which will promote energy efficiency and renewable energy. September 2010. Team contract.
Assistance in rate case filed by the gas company. August 2010. Individual contract.
Analysis of proposed plan to introduce "smart" meters. July 2009. Individual contract.
Monitoring and evaluation plan for natural gas energy efficiency and low-income subsidy programs. 2008. Individual contract.

U.S. Postal Service

Independent agency of the US government responsible for providing postal service in the United States.

Econometric and economic analysis related to the allocation of production costs according to Postal Service rate codes. Expert witness testimony, including cross-examination, in two rate cases. 1989-1997. Team contract.

International consulting work

World Bank

International financial institution that provides loans to developing countries for capital programs.

Economic analysis of subsidy for increasing rural electrification access in Uganda. May 2012.Individual contract.
Lead economics consultant One Goal, Two Paths, which sets the agenda for World Bank support for universal access to electricity and improved cooking stoves in East Asia. 2011. Individual contract.
Lead economics consultant Winds of Change, which sets the agenda for World Bank support for sustainable energy in East Asia. April 2010. Individual contract.
Major role in the design and preparation of several innovative on-the-ground projects in Asia, Africa, and Latin America, designed to promote renewable energy, and increase the benefits to the poor from electrification programs. Responsibilities included project concept design, economic analysis, and supervision. Wide-ranging discussions and dialog with senior political leaders, civil servants, target beneficiaries and bilateral donors. Extensive travel, including to remote rural areas in Asia and Africa. 1990 onwards. Individual contract.

Government of Ghana

Ghana is a country in West Africa with substantial proven oil reserves.

Expert review of national energy policy. September 2009. Individual contract.

Swedish International Development Agency

Swedish government agency responsible for organization of the bulk of Sweden’s official development assistance to developing countries.

Background paper on rural energy as part of Sida’s reformulation of aid policies. 2004. Individual contract.
Economic analysis of stand-alone mini-grid in Tanzania. 2003. Individual contract.

Asian Development Bank

Regional development bank that facilitates economic development of countries in Asia.

Analysis of financing of infrastructure in Asia. 1995-1997. Individual contract.

Academic Career

Economist in Residence Fall 2010 onwards

American University, Washington, D.C.

Teaching graduate (Development Economics, Introductory Economics for non-economists, Environmental Economics, Econometrics) and undergraduate (Microeconomics, Environmental Economics, Asian Economies) courses.
Supervising Ph.D. dissertations in the Dept. of Economics and several "Significant Research Projects" (MA "thesis-lite") in the School for International Service.

Professorial Lecturer Summer 2007 ‐ Spring 2010

American University, Washington, D.C.

Taught graduate courses (Introductory Economics for non-economists, Environmental Economics) as an adjunct.
Supervised "Significant Research Projects" (MA "thesis-lite") in the School for International Service.

Assistant Professor 1981 ‐ 1988

American University, Washington, D.C.

Taught graduate (Econometrics, Development Economics) and undergraduate (Microeconomics and Macroeconomics) courses.
Served on a large number of doctoral dissertation committees, including several as the Chair.
Tenure-track appointment but decided not to seek tenure to pursue applications of economics in real-world situations.

Post doctoral Fellow 1980 ‐ 1981

Center for International Studies and the Department of Materials Science and Engineering, MIT, Cambridge, MA

Analysis of international toxic waste disposal (Center for International Studies) and substitution possibilities between minerals (Department of Materials Science and Engineering).